they is really no way that they go through this research without fault. or has the governments on orthodox strategy lead to unnecessary suffering frontline mexico the fight against 19 on al-jazeera. the arab the on the air. we will warm our 113 office have administered 200 shots of people's arms. in his 1st news conference since taking office u.s. president joe biden outlined his priorities as criticism ounds over a crisis at the southern border and a warning of an american response if north korea further escalate tensions but biden signaled a path to diplomacy is still possible. player

watching al-jazeera live from doha with me fully back t. ball also ahead china sanctions people and organisations in the u.k. days after britain's action against beijing over the treatment of wiggle muslims. also ahead. scott either live in mesa thailand a community bracing for protesters fleeing the military crackdown across the border in miramar and conspiracy theories and mistrust her to mexico's vaccine rollout ask over 1000 guests hit 200000. thank you very much for joining us 64 days into the job u.s. president joe biden has finally held his 1st news conference in 80 outlined his administration's multiple domestic and foreign policy priorities and his plans to

tackle them but a growing refugee and migrant crisis at the us mexico border took center stage as our white house correspondent kimberly hocket reports from washington. he started with good news for americans and a new vaccination goal after already meeting his initial target of administering 100000000 vaccines in record time we met the goal last week by day 5842 days ahead of schedule. not a damn set is 2nd goal and that is we will by my 100 day in office have administered 200000000 shots of people's arms but joe biden solution to the problem of migrants attempting to enter the united states from mexico is less clear he denied the surge was due to his policies it happens every single solitary year there is a significant increase the number of people coming to the border in the winter

months biden reminded reporters the united states mexico border remains closed and there has been no significant change in immigration policy although it's under review he said now is not the time to come and despite promising transparency biden declined to reveal when reporters could too are overcrowded facilities housing thousands of unaccompanied minors images released earlier this week showed children asleep on floors in crowded conditions asked whether this was acceptable biden responded angrily that's a serious question. it's except i'm coming. on foreign policy biden also promised to respond to north korea if it chooses to escalate but that the path to diplomacy remains open he also reiterated a may 1st deadline for withdrawing remaining u.s. troops from afghanistan is unlikely it is not my intention to stay there for

a long time but the question is how and in what circumstances do we meet that agreement that was made by president trump to leave under a deal that looks like it's not being able to be worked out biden outlined his policies in detail dispelling domestic criticism that he was too old and unfit for the job. president biden told reporters he is committed to helping americans recover physically and economically from the covert 19 pend that's why he says he'll be in pittsburgh next week to unveil his plan to rebuild america's infrastructure and bring back jobs kimberly helped get al-jazeera the white house and more now on president biden's position on north korea his comments follow pyongyang firing its 1st basic missiles in a year on thursday and growing tensions with america's regional allies south korea

and japan take a listen we're consoling with our allies and partners. and. there will be responses if they choose to escalate. we will respond accordingly. but i'm also prepared. for some form of diplomacy. but it has to be conditioned upon the end result of denuclearization so. that's we're doing right now it's all around us aren't necessary for the now with douglas bondal who's a senior fellow at the cato institute specializing in foreign policy and was also an adviser to president reagan he joins us via skype from springfield in virginia thank you very much mr bondo for being with us so president biden it seems way between pressure and diplomacy when it comes to north korea diplomacy didn't really

achieve anything under the trump administration or multiple meetings with kim jong un the 1st u.s. president to do so will it work under joe biden and how can he approach the north korea issue differently in your view. so the challenge for president trump i believe was that he wanted everything from north korea before the u.s. apparently was prepared to make any concessions such as sanctions relief and that is simply a dead end the north korea is not going to give up all of its leverage in the hopes that it will be treated well by the united states so there really president biden has to come up with proposals for smaller deals of oil for example capping a program closing a facility and then some limited sanctions relief along there and then i think you could see them move towards a larger path of negotiation but it will never be easy with the north koreans yeah

when he was asked whether north korea was his top foreign policy issue he said yes what are your thoughts about this should it be i mean the united states has long sought to lean into china to to rein in and north korea but relations with beijing aren't exactly the best right now and there are so many other issues it would seem that need attention should north korea be the top foreign policy issue think. not at all i mean north korea is a problem but frankly it's not a direct threat to the united states and that is kim jong il is not going to attack america he wants nuclear weapons as a deterrent to the u.s. i think china without question is the number one foreign policy priority and you're quite right the hope that china will deliver north korea has never been a good one they don't in fact have that kind of influence and today the

relationship is very bad so why would it be using want to give a present to the united states so this is the president's going to have to work on these 2 issues separately i think yeah and just looking at the big picture. the foreign policy picture biden has said he would put america back on the world stage are lots of foreign policy issues but how challenging is that going to be given everything that's happening at home and closer to home at the us mexico border well without question issues of covert of the budget of the economy and certainly the border crisis for all of you this far more important by the american people and that's going to get the attention of legislators and people on capitol hill and internationally it's going to be tough a lot of countries have moved on they are now a little more skeptical of the idea of american leadership they're worried what happens in 4 years you know and frankly the u.s. has not performed well its performance on coded what's happened in the middle east

all of these of tarnished you know the u.s. claim to leadership so the president is going to have a lot on his plate this is not going to be an easy time for him thank you very much interesting to hear thoughts on this douglas bondo from the cato institute joining us after thank you very much a time you're welcome thank you. as we mentioned joe biden was also grilled on the issue of immigration and his response to a growing number of arrivals out at america's southern border on the mexican side hundreds of people are waiting at makeshift camps hoping for a better life manual rapido reports from tijuana on the us mexico border. it's mid-morning on the us mexico border and a slow trickle of migrants are being sent back to mexico by u.s. border patrol. and there's this you know i came here ox necessity and because of violence the violence is everywhere and now i'm thinking i'm going to try and cross

again or maybe heading back that's what i'm thinking now. as some return others arrive for their chance to cross. a few miles west at another port of entry a makeshift migrant camp has been growing in numbers. and they rely almost entirely on handouts from charity groups for food and other necessities. there are at least a 1000 people staying in these tents just a stone's throw from the us mexico border some have been here for more than a month and many say they're growing desperate. game with a 117 years old and arrived in mexico from honduras last year he was sent back to mexico by u.s. border patrol a few days ago but says he plans to cross again before the end of the week that's how they see it of him my intentions are to try again i sayit is a convention center in san diego where underage migrants can study so i plan to try to cross again on saturday. many at this camp say they're waiting though they don't

seem to know what for the message from u.s. officials has been clear the border is closed and nobody will be allowed to cross. but the hope of many here is for u.s. officials to change their minds and give migrants and refugees a chance to plead to resign in cases to authorities on the other side bundled up on the al jazeera on the us mexico border. in other world news china has sanctioned a number of british politicians lawyers and organisations over what it calls lies and this information about xing john the measures affects 9 british nationals including a former conservative leader who are now barred from entering mainland china and hong kong beijing's measures are in response to sanctions by the u.k. u.s. canada and e.u. over alleged human rights violations against the way gore's inching john and hong kong's government has told 14 countries to stop accepting a british travel document according to

a report by the reuters news agency officials say a british national overseas passport should not be considered valid it wants them to recognize its hong kong passport instead britain says the hong kong government has no authority to decide which passports foreign governments should recognise that speak to our correspondent david greene a u. what message for us is beijing sending with these sanctions against these officials. i think they doing is trying to send the message that they warrant stand idly by with measures that they consider unfair from other countries this is very much a symbolic move it's reciprocal move it sanctions 9 individuals 7 pullet issues and 2 academics and 4 different organizations in the u.k. including human rights and we got a research center and it's issued travel bans on the individuals involved and their families as well as any asset freezing. assets in hong kong and macau on the

mainland and beijing is really angry at the u.k. government at the moment they've also some in the u.k. ambassador here in beijing over what they say is a spreading of malicious lies about china's acts in the province now this follows the sanctions imposed by the e.u. the u.k. and canada and the u.s. earlier this week they say that the government in china is putting up to a 1000000 we goes in forced labor camps in denying them the various human rights of china historically denied this and called those labor camps for occasional training centers which they say are designed to increase economic opportunities and she and the. over the national past ortez also intensified. that's right so the hong kong government has reportedly sent letters to 14 different countries saying that they should not recognize

a british national overseas passport now that being a passport is essentially a de facto u.k. passport given to many hong kong residents granting them access to the u.k. now originally this possible it just gave them about 6 months of the ability to live and work in the u.k. but earlier this year british prime minister boris johnson said that that document would now allow holders a pathway to migrate to the u.k. and this was in response to what they saw as a political or of a whole denying home residents the democratic freedoms that were promised to residents of the territory during the handover including this national security law that subversion which was imposed by beijing last year now beijing immediately issued a notice saying it would no longer recognise the being a pos ford as a valid travel document but we've still seen in many countries including italy south korea japan say that they will continue to recognise this no word yet on their response to these letters but we've just had confirmation that they are continuing to recognise that being

a possible except for hungary which is currently reviewing its travel perth esus thank you for that katrina you in beijing. still ahead on al-jazeera a major setback for voicing lights in the u.s. state of georgia that could make it harder for minorities to cast a ballot and police officers tell us they have not mocked to india after being ordered to open fire on protesters. however there was a rather nasty storms are rolling across the deep south of the u.s. this massive cloud now in the process of pulling out of the way will see some west of weather sliding across the appalachians through the mid atlantic states right up the eastern seaboard east and parts of canada could see some localized flooding just around the canadian maritimes snow on the northern flank of that wintry

weather does remain in the mix because some snow say just around the rockies and we're kind of the seeing a little bit of snow or snow up towards that western side of canada as well and that will make its way for a switch as we go through saturday we'll see snow running across manitoba into ontario grassy nothing further east was clear skies they say the side of canada south of the border some wet weather around the lakes and sharp showers here and a return to some of that rain just around eastern parts of texas just around arkansas pushing up towards the tennessee valley south of that is fine and dry that dry weather the lovely sunshine runs right out across the caribbean is generally set might catch the odd shout that's what makes a green and lovely but essentially it is looking fine and dry for the most part more in the way of sunshine than showers you might catch a shower to on saturday then just around really was but not so much to speak of to make his father dry kingston 28.

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a reminder of our top stories 64 days into the job u.s. president joe biden has held his 1st news conference he touted economic progress and announced a new goal to have 200000000 americans vaccinated against a corner vires by his 100th day in office biden also defended his handling of the influx of migrants at the southern border collie need a sees no increase he said while most of the migrants are being sent back children should be turned away. and china has sanctioned a number of british politicians and lawyers as well as organisations over what it calls lies and deceit information about a showing john and 9 british nationals including a former conservative on the leader and now are barred from entering mainland china and hong kong and this comes after the u.k. e.u. and canada took similar measures against chinese officials. now myanmar

security forces have been intensifying their crackdown on tycho protesters and people are now starting to escalate to neighboring countries thailand is preparing for the possibility of a large number of refugees arriving at its border but one of the on mars ethnic groups operating near the border say it's already sheltering hundreds of people. reported from the border town of mae sot in thailand mojo was a student leader in the 1988 uprising in me and. for that he spent 12 years in a yangon prison. at a mason museum dedicated to myanmar as political prisoners he shows us the brutality of everyday life. torture techniques that myanmar security forces have used for decades in their attempt to squash dissent the judge is accused of continuing these methods today but he thinks the protests happening now on the streets of myanmar are much different than past

uprisings so this is going to be the last fight to end the dictatorship in a fight of judgment even though the civilians do not want to become refugees fleeing from the situation might arise in which they might have to become refugees . along this section of the me and more border there is little preventing people from crossing over because of the volatile state in myanmar thai authorities have stepped up patrols but have also intensified contact with those on the other side when you get it and we are monitoring this situation and we have been communicating with out maybe us especially and think groups along the border we have been checking information the movie river here serves as the border between thailand and myanmar one of the korean ethnic armies you can see one of the camps right across the river they say in there they were sheltering hundreds of people who fled the increasingly violent crackdown by me and more security forces. we met the head of m

a saad refugee committee in a football stadium and local officials were used as temporary housing if refugees start coming across the border as many as 1000 would be housed here. he's concerned about resources as the area has been home to me and most refugees for more than 40 years fleeing fighting an economic hardship but a lot without anybody to plan it many new refugees come to thailand there might be a strain on resources for the existing refugees if the organizations provide funding for the new arrivals will probably lose out the sun sets on friendship bridge ending a day in these uncertain times from a sought a community that's for decades served as the main gateway between thailand and myanmar both physically and culturally but with the unrest now unfolding in myanmar the differences are becoming more evidence the separations becoming more defined and scott joins us now live from on the thailand border is can't describe to us

tell us a bit more about the situation at the border there and looks very quiet right now but that could change of course. that could fully and what's very interesting you know as we saw in that story may side here is really kind of a cultural and physical bridge to me and mar a lot of the people who live here have relatives over there or there is some kind of relationship but one thing and going to what you said about how how dead it looks here right now that's poz partly because this area this bridge friendship bridge here has been closed for over a year because of covert 19 and that also impacts this community because of the trade the necessary trade for the economy here between these 2 countries there is still another open the open land bridge for cargo to go back and forth but because of coded 1000 because of the increasingly violent situation across the border in myanmar that trade has really ground to a halt but going to what was also discussed in the story and that is the community

here has already over the last 4 decades absorbed those fleeing violence in myanmar so there's concern as we heard from that refugee committee there is concern here just what kind of resources more resources they will need and what they can get if there was a flood of refugees fleeing the current violence across the border in myanmar again thai officials are preparing for it but right now there is concern when that ultimately could happen what kind of extra resources is this community this r.t. hurting community going to get scott thank you very much for that hide now reporting there live from the time and water. hundreds of people are also escaping from myanmar into the indian state of measle right there mostly police officers and soldiers who say they had to leave because they were ordered to open fire on protesters and is that iran has a story. holding up the 3 finger salute that's become a symbol of resistance in myanmar the soldier looks towards the country he's left

behind have chosen not to reveal his identity he says he fled his military camp in myanmar after weeks of being ordered to shoot at protesters. i can no longer tolerate killing my own people innocent people i did not want to hurt them anymore the main reason was i did not support the military regime i hate the giunta the former soldier is one of many army and police officers from myanmar who are taking refuge in the northeast an indian border state of misery at least 400 people are thought to have crossed the porous border into the town of champigny in the past 3 weeks they are being looked after by locals. many of them came with no money some of them with families the needs of these refugees were provided by the church of the socio the n.g.o.s. a student leader helping the new arrivals says most people seeking shelter in me belong to the chin ethnic group and have close ties with the people here

a brother would be to the people of myanmar. and these are all starts even before bar my dependence and assets. make a wall between the brotherhood of. the indian government has ordered the 4 northeastern states bordering myanmar to immediately identify and deport what it calls illegal migrants the soldier who says he walked for 2 weeks to reach me what i am told is that would be a death sentence for i think they'll shoot me in the head to execute me. maser arms leader agrees chief ministers and i'm talking to has told prime minister narendra modi india can't ignore what he called the humanitarian crisis unfolding in our own backyard given the historical ties between the people of means that are in myanmar it appears some have chosen to resist the central government's orders elizabeth al-jazeera new delhi. israel remains in

a political deadlock after final results showed no party winning an outright majority in the parliament election commission's april benjamin netanyahu brok of parties won $52.00 seats in tuesday's vote it needs $61.00 to claim victory a coalition of parties against the prime minister won $57.00 seats israel could now face another election which would be its 5th in 2 year is the biden administration is restoring aid programs for palestinians in the gaza strip in the occupied west bank the state department says $15000000.00 will be made available for health care facilities an emergency food programs under pressure because of covert 19 former president donald trump suspended aid after the palestinian leadership rejected the so-called middle east peace blah now republicans in the u.s. state of georgia have passed a new law adding restrictions on voting access following last year's election it includes limits on early voting in additional voter id requirements for mail in

ballots it also gives more power to the state legislature currently dominated by republicans critics say it's an attempt to make it harder for minorities to cast their ballots joe biden won the states last november the 1st democrat to do so in $28.00 days and the mayor of atlantic bottoms has since reacted to the bill she called the measure deeply disappointing divisive and unnecessary designed to suppress voter turnout in communities of color and other minority groups. argentina has announced it will suspend frights from brazil chile and mexico to prevent the spread of new strains of the corona virus the measures will come into effect on saturday the government says it's concerned about the rising number of infections in neighboring brazil which has recorded more than 12000000 cases argentina has reported nearly 2300000 infections so far meanwhile more than 200000 mexicans have now died of corona virus since the pandemic began but despite

a rising number of cases the government distil facing an uphill battle to roll out vaccines in rural areas where people appear far less willing to get the job john home and reports i some the girl is a small woman is a politician so the minutes where news and updates about the coronavirus pandemic can be limited. the rumors about the government's covert 19 vaccine program appear to be everywhere. someone goes home to several indigenous communities not everyone his speak spanish to an interpreter recover them and also tells us she stays abreast of pandemic news through the radio but she says she has no plans to get the coded 19 vaccine happily and you'll see these happens when people don't know how to find traditional medicine which exist for many illnesses i believe in god he gives me life and he will protect me. record is not the only person in town feeling

hesitant so p.p.o. garcia says usually sees no need for the boxing ring that kobe has not affected his community so put a give me for me as i say to each his own i tell my family to not get the vaccine if god says our time is up then our time is up there's no need to run and hide it's good that the government is worrying about the people but on the other hand we are free to make our own choice. local leaders say that while everyone over 60 years old is eligible only about half of registered to receive the job. you see you have very serious i think people should just accept a vaccine this community needs it and why because here there are no doctors and there are no hospitals close to us some girl isn't the only place in mexico where people are refusing the vaccine since the country started its national vaccination program dozens of communities in the south of officially expressed opposition to it but that isn't the biggest obstacle to everyone in mexico getting the job though

the overall rate of corona virus contagion in the country is on the decline experts warn that vaccination efforts have fallen short of what's needed to curb the outbreak in relation to it and. i think the lesson developing countries must learn mexico latin america africa eastern countries is that we have to produce our own facts as we cannot be relying and waiting on the good will about that system back scenes because that's what's going on. there are several towns in southern mexico like some ago that been largely spared from the worst of the covert 19 out break but authorities are still asking residents to ignore conspiracy theories about the vaccine and get the job to continue to keep this region free of the virus john home and al-jazeera. unfairly back even though these are the headlines on al-jazeera.